The Regina Symphony Music Makers Program is a community-based music program that provides weekly music lessons. The RSO provides instruments, music, and instructors at no charge to the school or students. Students are placed in groups lessons based on their ability and grade level. Musical games, activities, repertoire, and studies are used to make learning fun and help students achieve their personal best.
Students in grades 4–7 learn a variety of repertoire, perform throughout the year, and develop an appreciation for music. This program is specifically designed for students and families in underserved communities who would not otherwise be able to afford either studies, or instrument rentals.
In the 22-23 season, this program will diversify the instrument options with the goal of slow growth to create a community orchestra in ensuing seasons.
Want to Learn How to Play an Instrument!?
The Regina Symphony Orchestra is providing lessons, free of charge, to students in grade 4 to 7. Group lessons will take place in-person on Sunday afternoons at the Eastview Community Centre, starting in October 2022.
For more information contact:
Mart-Mari Swanevelder
RSO Community Outreach Coordinator,
mswanevelder@reginasymphony.com
306-791-6396
Clinton Ackerman has a diverse artistic practice, working as a composer, sound designer, and music educator. He has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on music and social work from the University of Regina. Collaboration is central to Clinton’s creative practice and he has enjoyed composing/designing for many theatre productions around Saskatchewan. As a community-engaged artist he facilitates creative arts programming with youth for the holistic benefits the arts promote. Clinton recently launched an interdisciplinary arts education company called Pantala Arts Lab and is excited to see what the future holds for this new endeavour.
Hailing from Taiwan, violinist Heng-Han Hou’s musicality and sensitivity have firmly
established him in the music scene in Canada. Heng-Han performs regularly as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. He joined the Regina Symphony
Orchestra and Regina Symphony Chamber Players as Principal Second Violin in the fall of 2020. Prior to his current position, Heng-Han acted as Associate Concertmaster for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and appeared with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Canadian Opera Company. Besides performing, Heng-Han is also a recognized ensemble coach and holds teaching assistant positions at the University of Toronto, where he received his doctoral degree in music.
Yeganeh Sotudehnia started her musical journey in Tehran, Iran where she was enrolled in Orff classes at a young age. She began violin lessons a little over a year later, where she quickly fell in love with the prospect of discovering different melodies by ear. Though classically trained and a proud alum of NYO Canada, she also has a love for experimenting with sounds, especially those from Eastern influences, and the many forms of ensemble collaboration in contemporary improvisation. Yeganeh has enjoyed teaching strings and connecting through music with students of all ages since 2013. Previously a strings teacher at Sistema Toronto, Yeganeh is passionate about social change and the role that the arts can play in this pursuit.
Robin Tinani’s love of music began with piano lessons at age 5. She switched from piano to flute in Grade 6 - joining her friends in Grade 6 school band. She was active in the Regina Lions Junior Band, playing flute in the concert band and piccolo in the marching band. After high school she went to Brandon University, competing her Bachelor of Flute Performance. She has played with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, and has taken lessons with Brenda Fedoruk & Lorna McGhee. After moving back to Regina, she has maintained a busy home studio while raising a family. Just recently Robin completed her Masters of Flute Performance at the University of Regina, studying with Marie-Noelle Berthelet.
The Regina Symphony Orchestra acknowledges that we are on Treaty 4 Territory, which is the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakoda, and Lakota Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis. In the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration, we commit to moving forward in partnership with the Indigenous people who live here and across Canada.
Monday to Friday | 9 to 4:30
Closed on stat holidays and Friday afternoons in the summer
Phone 306-586-9555